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Before you buy: Understanding what's already in After Effects

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Before going to buy third-party plugins it’s important to take a look at what’s already under the hood of After Effects. This will help inform you of its capabilities and how a plugin might not benefit your workflow. Author Nick Harauz will give a quick overview of some of the different categories of effects available.

- Before going to buy third party plugins,…I highly recommend taking a look at what's…already under the hood of After Effects.…After Effects ships with hundreds of effects…and presets that can be used in professional…motion graphics and VFX work.…By expanding your knowledge of After Effects,…and what's available, it will help inform…you of its capabilities and how a plugin…may or may not be helpful in expanding them.…While it would take a very long time to take…you through every single effect in After Effects,…in this movie, we'll have a quick overview…of some of the different categories…of effects available.…

So, before we dive into looking at third…party plugins, I think it's extremely important…to stress again, how important it is to know…what's underneath the hood of After Effects.…Understanding what's underneath the hood…of After Effects is going to first of all…allow us to utilize these third party…plugins better, with all the knowledge we gain…from how effects and presets…that ship with After Effects work.…

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1/11/2017

Join Nick Harauz as he takes you through some of the options available to enhance your motion graphics workflow. Start by looking at what's already in After Effects and discover what else becomes available when looking beyond the After Effects hood. Find out what third-party plugins can do for your workflow and when these might come in handy on your next AE project. This course explores major plugin packages, advanced options, and more.